A Promising Cannabis Beverage Stock and a Technical Assessment of Tilray Inc.

Sector expert Clive Maund takes a look at a pair of cannabis-sector stocks, suggesting what investors pull out of one might be well placed in the second.

Sproutly Canada Inc. ( (SPR):CSE) is a young cannabis company that is showing a lot of promise. What makes the company really stand out is that it has developed the first truly water-soluble cannabis solutions to be formulated into beverages/drinks ("Infuz2O"), using its patent-pending Infusion Aqueous Phytorecovery Process (APP). This gives it a big edge over the competition because water-soluble cannabis delivery does not require processing by the body, unlike oil emulsions. The effect is almost immediate. Its water-soluble cannabis infusions have applications in both medicinal and recreational markets, and its success in this field at a time when cannabis is moving toward the mainstream makes it especially attractive to the big beverage companies, for the reason that onset of effects via beverages needs to be rapid and offset too.

Sproutly came to market as recently as July, and although its chart looks positive, it hasn't risen in price muchyet. A 4-month chart is all that is required to review the action since it started trading. On the day it started trading it rose a lot more intraday than is shown. Otherwise it went into a trading range for a while, bounded by support at CA$0.46 and resistance at about CA$0.61.

Then suddenly, late in August, the stock made a huge gap higher, out of the trading range, on strong volume. This was very bullish action and it has so far held the support at the top of this gap. We can see that the newly birthed 50-day moving average is rising and now coming into play not far beneath to provide additional support.

The overall look of this chart is positive, with the price trending higher, strong upside volume and upside gaps, all of suggesting that it is likely to continue to advance. From the day it started trading to Friday's close it had risen by about 29%, which is nothing compared to what stocks in this sector are capable of. Compare this to Tilray Inc. ( (TLRY):NASDAQ), which rose about 1,500% in just six weeks. This is not to say it will ever compete with Tilray (nor will most other stocks in the sector), but to illustrate the point that its gain so far is very modestit could go on to much greater things, and its uptrend could easily accelerate.

The reason for highlighting it today is that it is looking attractive now, after its reaction back over the past week or so toward the support at the top of the large gap. The light volume on Friday's drop suggests it could turn up again soonor immediately.

Sproutly is therefore rated an immediate speculative buy, and especially on any further short-term retreat toward support at the top of the gap. Point for a stop is CA$0.626. Note that the chart for the U.S.-traded stock looks very different. It is still in a narrow trading range, but the volume pattern is very positive, with heavy volume on the runup over a week ago, that drove the On-balance Volume line sharply higher.

Finally, note that it is considered prudent to take profits in Tilray ($143.62 in the early trade on Monday), or place a close stop. Tilray was recommended at $100 last weekend for a rebound after it collapsed dramatically, although it opened on Monday morning at $119. Even so, with it closing at $143.62 on Friday, we are up about 20% in a week. Looking at the latest Tilray chart, we see that the price has rebounded to the underside of the failed parabola, and also toward the resistance at the gap shown. With a lot of petrified speculators trapped in the top area, smarting from huge losses and wanting to get out, Tilray could easily head south again soon in a hurry. Even though the rally of the past week has resulted in gains of 43%, it still looks insipid compared to what came before. Furthermore, a bearish-looking "Hanging Man"candlestick appeared on the chart on Friday. If selling, the proceeds may be shunted into Sproutly.

Clive Maund has been president of www.clivemaund.com, a successful resource sector website, since its inception in 2003. He has 30 years' experience in technical analysis and has worked for banks, commodity brokers and stockbrokers in the City of London. He holds a Diploma in Technical Analysis from the UK Society of Technical Analysts.

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